@node Fringe Size/Pos
@subsection Fringe Size and Position
- Here's how to control the position and width of the window fringes.
+ The following buffer-local variables control the position and width
+of the window fringes.
@defvar fringes-outside-margins
-If the value is non-@code{nil}, the frames appear outside the display
-margins. The fringes normally appear between the display margins and
-the window text. It works to set @code{fringes-outside-margins}
-buffer-locally. @xref{Display Margins}.
+The fringes normally appear between the display margins and the window
+text. If the value is non-@code{nil}, they appear outside the display
+margins. @xref{Display Margins}.
@end defvar
@defvar left-fringe-width
This variable, if non-@code{nil}, specifies the width of the left
-fringe in pixels.
+fringe in pixels. A value of @code{nil} means to use the left fringe
+width from the window's frame.
@end defvar
@defvar right-fringe-width
This variable, if non-@code{nil}, specifies the width of the right
-fringe in pixels.
+fringe in pixels. A value of @code{nil} means to use the right fringe
+width from the window's frame.
@end defvar
The values of these variables take effect when you display the